Volume 22: FWEA Manasota Chapter Newsletter

FWEA Manasota Chapter
Vol 22 – May 2015
Message from the Steering Committee
By Manasota Chapter Vice Chair
Michael Knowles, PE, Greeley and Hansen
Spring has sprung, and the Manasota Chapter continues to flourish. Thanks
to its members, leaders, and sponsors.
The March 12th Manasota Luncheon was a success! Thanks go out to
Mark Hammond, SWFWMD Resource Management Division Director, for
the excellent presentation on Senate Bill 536 and how it impacts the reuse
system. Thanks to everyone who came out to participate.
On a lovely spring evening on April 23rd, Steering Committee members
gathered in the breezeway of the Polo Grill for a brief meeting and
appreciation social. It was a wonderful way for the committee to converse
and share stories of the past year’s events, activities and accomplishments,
and gear-up for the upcoming fiscal year’s activities.
In other extremely exciting news, the Manasota Chapter
would like to congratulate Chair Lindsay Marten who
was named the 2015 FWEA Young Professional (YP)
of the Year! The award is truly a
Lindsay Marten at
testament of Lindsay’s hard work
the FWRC Awards
and dedication. As YP of the Year,
Luncheon
accepting
Lindsay will represent the State at
the 2015 Young
the Water Environment Federation
Professional
of the
(WEF) YP Summit in San Diego in
Year
Award.
2016. Congratulations, Lindsay! We
are very proud of you and your accomplishment.
The Manasota Chapter had great member representation at the Florida
Water Resources Conference (FWRC) held May 3rd - 6th at the Caribe
Royale Resort in Orlando. Among the attendees were Danielle Bertini, Jeff
Goodwin, Kyle Kellogg, Mike Knowles, Lindsay Marten, Samantha Nehme,
Chuck Hlavlach, and Julie Karleskint. While at the Conference,
Samantha and Julie judged the Student Design Competition
that was spearheaded by Danielle. Congratulations to the
Student Design Competition winners: University of South
Danielle Bertini, Lindsay Marten, Kyle Kellogg,
and Samantha Nehme represent the Manasota
Chapter at the Students and Young Professionals
social at FWRC.
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Florida – Wastewater and Florida Gulf Coast University Environmental! Fantastic job!
Thanks to the generous support from our sponsors in the
2014-2015 fiscal year, the Manasota Chapter is again able
to contribute funds to the Booker High School STEM
Program. On May 19th, Lindsay Marten, Kyle Kellogg,
and Samantha Nehme will present $500 to the STEM
Program.
Open your calendars and save the dates for the upcoming
events: July 16th – FWEA and AWWA will host a joint
summer social at the new Mandeville Beer Garden in
downtown Sarasota from 5:30-7:30 p.m.; October 16th
– FWEA Manasota Chapter will host its first ever Clay
Sport Shooting Event at Sarasota Trap, Skeet & Clays.
Additional details for both events will be coming soon.
We are all looking forward to the upcoming luncheon
on Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 at the Sarasota County
Operations Center (BOB Building). Glenn Richter,
Senior Project Manager for the Sarasota County Public
Works Department, and Guy Le Patourel, Regional
Business Leader for Stantec Consulting, will present
Building Resiliency by Relocation of Siesta Key AWWTP.
June 3rd is the last day to pre-register! Reserve your seat
today by going to www.fwea.org or by contacting Linda
Maudlin lmaudlin@greeley-hansen.com.
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
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Conference, Lake Buena Vista
3 FWEA Board of Directors
Meeting, Lake Buena Vista
6 FWEA Utility Council Annual
Meeting, Lake Buena Vista
13 FES Myakka Chapter
Luncheon, Sarasota
16 ASCE Suncoast Golf
Tournament, Bradenton
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Water Loss Control Workshop,
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Donation at Booker High School,
Sarasota
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9 FWEA Manasota Chapter
Luncheon, Sarasota
26 FES Myakka Awards Banquet,
Bradenton
Come and Join us for FWEA Manasota Chapter and
FSAWWA Region X Joint Summer Social!!
July 16th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Mandeville Beer Garden
428 N. Lemon Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236
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Consultant Corner: Backyard BNR
Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies Study
By Damann L. Anderson, P.E.and Josefin E. Hirst, P.E. – Hazen and Sawyer
Approximately 25 percent of the U.S., and 30 percent of
Florida’s population relies on onsite wastewater systems
(OWS) for wastewater treatment. Nutrient loading from
many sources including OWS has received increased
attention from water quality regulators and the public in
many watersheds. Nitrogen in particular is an important
nutrient of concern for water quality, and nitrate-nitrogen
represents perhaps the most common groundwater
pollutant from OWS. The environmental effects of
excess nitrogen on groundwater and surface water can
ultimately lead to the degradation of water quality, since
excess nitrogen loading can lead to algal blooms and
oxygen depletion in surface waters, which can be harmful
to natural aquatic life. The protection of watersheds and
surface water bodies from excess nitrogen loading has
led to increasing regulatory actions requiring nitrogen
reduction from OWS in areas such as the Florida Keys,
Chesapeake Bay, and Cape Cod, to name a few. In
Florida, the degradation of water quality in the many
freshwater springs and nitrogen limited estuarine surface
water bodies has led to legislation requiring protection of
these areas, including requirements for nitrogen reducing
OWS. The Florida Department of Health (FDOH)
initiated the Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction
Strategies (FOSNRS) Project to research, develop,
construct and test different onsite wastewater treatment
systems to address nitrogen reduction from OWS. As
part of the FOSNRS project, passive nitrogen reduction
systems (PNRS) were developed and pilot-tested, and
are now being evaluated at homes in Florida. The goal of
these systems is to reduce nitrogen inputs to watersheds
where OWS have been identified as a significant source
of nitrogen.
Figure 1: PNRS process flow diagram
A PNRS system installed in Hillsborough County, FL
utilized the two-stage passive biofiltration concept. As
shown in Figure 1, primary treated wastewater, or septic
tank effluent (STE) from the home’s existing septic tank
is discharged to a two-stage treatment system consisting
of a first stage unsaturated porous media recirculating
biofilter for ammonification and nitrification, followed in
series by a second stage saturated anoxic upflow porous
media biofilter for denitrification. Effluent from the
Stage 1 biofilter was pumped to the Stage 2 biofilter and
also recirculated back to the Stage 1 biofilter at a ratio
of approximately 3:1 recirculation flow R to forward
flow Q. The denitrified treated effluent was discharged
into the home’s existing drainfield. The PNRS system
was monitored over an 18-month period, receiving STE
with an average total nitrogen (TN) concentration of
54.7 mg N/L. The overall system treated effluent average
TN concentration was 2.5 mg N/L, a reduction in total
nitrogen of over 95 percent.
A second PNRS system was developed and constructed
to provide high levels of wastewater treatment as well as
landscape irrigation at a five-bedroom home in central
Florida. The system was monitored over an 18-month
period, TN entering the system averaged 50.5 mg N/L.
The overall system treated effluent average TN
concentration was 1.9 mg N/L, a reduction in TN
of over 96 percent. Prior to the PNRS installation,
a groundwater monitoring network was established
which included over sixty groundwater monitoring wells
downgradient of the conventional OWS. Figure 2
demonstrates a site plan of maximum TN concentrations
at all locations where groundwater samples were
obtained during the four sample events (July 2011
through July 2012) taken prior to the PNRS installation.
In addition, illustrated in Figure 2 are two transect cross
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Consultant Corner: Backyard BNR (cont.)
By Damann L. Anderson, P.E.and Josefin E. Hirst, P.E. – Hazen and Sawyer
sections A-A' and B-B'. For comparison, Figure 3 depicts
the maximum TN concentration at all locations where
groundwater samples were obtained during the sample
event conducted 468 days following PNRS start-up
(October 23 and 24, 2014) along with similar transect
cross sections A-A' and B-B'. As shown, a significant
decrease in TN concentration in the groundwater plume
downgradient of the PNRS system has occurred since
PNRS system installation.
Figure 2: Groundwater monitoring downgradient of the
conventional OWS prior to PNRS installation.
While these are preliminary results, they suggest the
potential to significantly reduce N input to sensitive
watersheds from OWS. Five additional full-scale PNRS
are currently under evaluation, and results from these
systems will provide key additional data regarding PNRS
performance.
Figure 3: Groundwater monitoring 468 days following PNRS
start-up.
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FWEA Manasota Chapter Steering Committee Officers
Chair
Lindsay Marten: 941.225.6178
Secretary
Linda Maudlin: 941.378.3579
Content/Newsletter
Laura Baumberger: 941.371.9832
Director at Large
Kristiana Dragash: 941.371.9832
Webmaster
Samantha Nehme: 941.921.4183
Treasurer
Mike Jankowski:
Young Professionals and Outreach
Coordinator
Kyle Kellogg: 941.225.4823
Vice Chair
Mike Knowles:
941.708.7450
ex 7663
Membership
Mike Jankowski:
941.378.3579
Communications
Rachel Cantor: 813.286.2075
Special Events Coordinator
Mike Nixon: 941.379.3404
At-Large
Chuck Hlavach: Jeff Goodwin: Julie Karleskint
941.915.4861
941.792.8811
941.378.2862
Professionals Society Liaison
Chris Sharek: 941.915.6003
941.708.7450
ex 7663
If you are interested in joining the Steering Committee, please contact us.
We are currently looking to fill the Content/Newsletter Chair position
and seeking additional At-Large Members.
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Luncheon Meeting - June 9, 2015
Building Resiliency by Relocation of the Siesta Key AWWTP
by Glenn Richter, P.E., Sarasota County and Guy Le Patourel, P.E., Stantec Consulting
Abstract
Sarasota County took over operations of the Siesta
Key Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant (AWWTP)
in 2005 and was faced with significant challenges
to upgrade the facility to meet current and future
surface discharge requirements. These challenges
included immediate repairs to address deficiencies
identified by Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) plus the need for additional
infrastructure to meet effluent treatment objectives
and redundancy requirements. After a comprehensive
analysis of alternatives, the County determined the
best option was to convert the facility to a Master
Pump Station and convey the wastewater to existing
water reclamation facilities located on the mainland.
A critical concern during this assessment was to avoid
continued investment of capital dollars in an aging
facility on a barrier island which has inherent exposure
to hurricanes and associated potential for negative
impacts on the environment. This presentation will
cover the activities undertaken by the County and their
Design Consultant to implement this major project.
Various separate project stages have been needed to
complete the short-term upgrades at the plant; prepare
the mainland collection system to receive the Siesta Key
flow; provide a new Intracoastal forcemain crossing;
and construct the Master Pump Station. Following
successful implementation of this new infrastructure, it is
anticipated that decommissioning of the treatment plant
on the Key can be accomplished by December 31, 2017.
Glenn Richter, P.E.
Glenn is a Senior Project Manager for the Sarasota
County Public Works Department where his
responsibilities are to coordinate the engineering aspects
for upgrades to water and wastewater infrastructure.
Glenn is a life member of the Water Environment
Federation, which recognizes his professional
achievement and contribution to the preservation and
enhancement of the global water environment. He is
also an active member of the American Society of Civil
Engineers. Glenn has over 50 years of professional
experience with the design and construction of water and
wastewater facilities.
Guy Le Patourel, PE
Guy is the Regional Business Leader for Stantec
Consulting with responsibility for coordination of
specialist services and project delivery across multiple
offices within the U.S. East Water Sector. Guy is a
professional engineer with over 30 years of expertise in
water supply and wastewater treatment. He is licensed as
a sustainability professional under both the LEED and
Envision rating systems and is pleased to be able to work
on sustainable designs in his home town of Sarasota.
FWEA Manasota Chapter Luncheon Meeting
Sarasota County Operations Center (BOB Building)
Conference Room 1
1001 Sarasota Center Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34240
Registration - 11:30 • Lunch and Program - 12:15
Menu: 1) market salad, 2) sliced roast beef with au jus,
3) chicken brochettes, 4) rice pilaf, 5) grilled summer
vegetables, 6) cookie platter
Please register by Wednesday, June 3rd
Pre-registered Members: $15 • Pre-registered Non-members: $20 • Walk-in: $25
You can register online at www.fwea.org or register by phone, fax, or e-mail to Linda Maudlin
2601 Cattlemen Road, Suite 100, Sarasota, FL 34232
Ph: 941-378-3579 • Fax: 941-378-9489 • E-mail: lmaudlin@greeley-hansen.com
The Manasota Chapter is in search of Project Spotlight articles for future newsletter editions.
Chapter sponsors are encouraged to submit an article highlighting a local project. Please contact
Laura Baumberger at lbaumberger@carollo.com or 941-371-9832 for more information.